# Badaran Village, Pahalgam, Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Pahalgam, Anantnag 

# Badaran

Badaran is a village in Pahalgam sub-district of Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **355 people in 69 households**, the 61st largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 49.3%.

- 355people (2011)
- 69households
- 55.6%literacy
- 919females per 1,000 males

## Badaran PIN code and other codes

Badaran falls in Pahalgam sub-district, Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- Gram panchayatBadaran
- Community development blockKavnipora
- Census village code003552

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Badaran from nearby towns?

- Pahalgam (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Anantnag (district HQ)26 km by road
- Ashmuqam (nearest town)3 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Badaran?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Badaran; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 3 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Ashmukam
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ashmukam
- ○Degree college10+ km · Anantnag
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Anantnag
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 6 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Badaran known for?

The main crops are **walnut**. About 66% of the 20 hectares of village land is sown, and 13 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Badaran

Of every 100 households in Badaran in 2011, 89 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 97 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Badaran · ■ Pahalgam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**57%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**62%

Tap water ****86%**

**65%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**93%

Use banking services ****79%**

**62%

Television ****29%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****97%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**3%

None of these assets ****2%**

**32%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Badaran?

■ Badaran · ■ Pahalgam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.6%**

**49.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****919**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****595**

**916

Working population ****47.9%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.6% for men and 40.7% for women. 45% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 28 (16%) · **■** Marginal 139 (82%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Pahalgam

- Bedigam468 people
- Yal444 people
- Now Gam398 people
- Mandlana394 people
- Dachee Gam308 people
- Malik Gund242 people
- Hanoman Pora239 people
- Gundi Siligam165 people

[All 66 villages in Pahalgam](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/anantnag/pahalgam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Badaran from Anantnag?26 km by road
- What is the population of Badaran?355 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Badaran in?Anantnag district (Pahalgam sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Badaran?55.6% (Census 2011)